4 trends that will shape the future of higher education [World Economic Forum, February 2022]

Title: 

4 trends that will shape the future of higher education  

 

Author: 

Diana El-Azar 

Senior Director, Strategic Communications and Thought Leadership, Minerva Project  

 

Published: 

World Economic Forum, 7 February 2022 

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/02/four-trends-that-will-shape-the-future-of-higher-education/ 

 

Focus of the article: 

* Education reform requires looking at the root cause of some of its current problems.  

* Four higher education trends are taking shape in 2022.

 

Scholarly Article (2020) - Transforming English Language Education in Saudi Arabia: Why Does Technology Matter?

Title:
Transforming English Language Education in Saudi Arabia: Why Does Technology Matter?

Author:
Saleh Al-Shehri

Published:
International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning, volume 15, number 6, 2020
Available: https://online-journals.org/index.php/i-jet/article/view/12655

From the abstract:
"Several studies have discussed the potential of reforming the Saudi educational system in line with Vision 2030 announced in 2016. While some studies highlighted factors that can make transformation successful, reviewed studies proposed future plans on how educational reform can take place, i.e., studies that investigated the Vision’s educational opportunities are mostly proposals, meaning that no experimental research has yet been conducted on the actual learning practice, particularly with English education and the incorporation of technology into learning. Thus, the current longitudinal study is an attempt to investigate English language teachers’ perceptions of and attitudes about the Vision and whether they have experienced any remarkable educational changes in their own behavior and teaching practices."